devil may cry

Chapter 25. Close to 2

After the shrill cry, there was a moment of silence, and then, the doors of the inn were opened one after another, and the residents came out in a single file, and gathered on the third floor, huddled together, whispering to the people around them, but no one dared Ask out loud.

The night watchman held the lamp and walked up tremblingly. The faint candlelight, the cold moonlight and the sad night wind hit the crowd. Standing in the crowd, Bei Mingyan tensed the strings in his head. After roughly scanning around, he didn't find Xie Liang's person.

Next door to them lived the two young girls who had been held hostage during the day, and the piercing screams came from the room next door to them.

In the middle of the night, the door of the girl's room was ajar, and it was dark inside. Under the bleak moonlight, only the edges of the tables and chairs could be seen, glowing with faint light.

The man is not a practicing family, and he was already in a cold sweat from the yelling of people and ghosts: "Everyone, gentlemen, young heroes, female and female heroes, what's going on... what's going on?" ?”

No one answered him, because of the voice and because he was really confused.

A young man in brocade clothes came out from the crowd, with a pair of white crystal earrings hanging from his ears, he was born with exquisite features, looked around coldly, and said: "What do I think it is? It turns out that they are a bunch of cowards. Bring the lamp."

The waiter hurriedly handed over the candlestick, the boy saw the hand of the waiter handing over the candlestick shaking from the corner of his eyes, and said with a sneer, "Stay away, there are tigers inside."

A wandering abbot said: "Young man! Be careful. I will go with you."

The young man's lips were very thin, and the corners of his mouth were naturally turned up. Hearing this, he smiled and said to everyone: "Is there anyone else?"

No one made a sound, and everyone was forced to lower their heads by the young man's gaze.Most of them came to Lingnan to do business, even if there were martial arts people, they were stunned by the roar.

Bei Mingyan moved, but Xue Luoqian held down his forearm.He stared straight into the room, as if there was no one around, his brows were slightly frowned, and the hand holding Bei Mingyan was not strong, but it was extraordinarily steady.

Bei Mingyan looked down and saw the blood on his front, so he gave up the idea of ​​following him.

The young man didn't expect anyone there, hooked the corner of his mouth, turned around and stepped in.The monk originally wanted to knock on the door first, but seeing the current posture, it doesn't make any difference whether to knock or not, so he followed closely behind and entered.

A light lit up in the room, and at this time the shopkeeper hurriedly put on his clothes.He lived the furthest away, and he slept the worst. He didn't know what happened after being woken up by the clerk. When he saw so many people gathered on the third floor, he was afraid that there would be a conflict between people in the world and ruin his inn.

Shouting for heaven and earth, before people arrive, the voice arrives first: "Heroes! Heroes! If you have something to say, say it!"

He was in a hurry, and everyone was nervous, so they hurriedly turned sideways to let him slide all the way to the door, just so happened that the young man also stepped out of the door, and was about to hit him, the monk behind him stretched out his hand, but missed ——

The young man was as light as a swallow, dodged sideways, kicked the shopkeeper on the back, and kicked him into the room: "Idiot, don't you have eyes?"

The abbot said: "Amitabha".

"Don't be impatient, young man," the abbot helped the shopkeeper, and said in a gentle voice, "Dare to ask the benefactor, is there any guest living in this room?"

With stars in his eyes, the shopkeeper hurriedly replied: "Live, live, live, Quan'er! Get the account book!"

The clerk flipped through the ledger tremblingly and said, "The shopkeeper, there are two girls who came together with the group at night."

As soon as the young man heard this, he walked towards the door next to him without saying a word. The door was locked, and he kicked it open with such force that the door was crooked.The shopkeeper's liver trembled when he saw the young man, but he felt fierce when he saw the young man, so he didn't dare to say anything.

A dark room with no one in it.

Another room was kicked, but no one was there; another room was kicked, and no one was there... Room after room, the rooms where Xie Liang's subordinates and the girls used to live, there were more than a dozen rooms with locked doors and windows, but no one was there.

The commotion went downstairs, Bei Mingyan suddenly felt something was wrong, and asked Xue Luoqian, "Where are Ayun and Xiao Yan?" Looking sideways to the innermost room, the door was closed and the lights were dark.

If Ye Xiaoyun was awakened by the sound just now, it is possible to uproot this shop.

He was about to start to look, but Xue Luoqian tightened his arms: "They have already left."

Bei Mingyan was about to ask why the two of them left in the middle of the night, when the boy and the abbot who had gone downstairs just now paced up again, and all the spectators went back, only the four of them were still standing.

The young man wanted to check again, but he didn't expect that there were still people there. When he came closer, he saw the two big men tugging at each other. He frowned and wanted to say something, which was sarcasm. Before he could open his mouth, he saw Xue Luoqian's face. hesitate.

This person somewhat resembles Xue Luoqian, but they have not seen each other for many years.

Four years ago, he was locked at home by his father and couldn't go to the martial arts conference. When Ye Xiaoyun was besieged three years ago, Xue Luoqian let Ye Xiaoyun go on purpose. Wearing black clothes, holding Fengshan.

So I only met Xue Luoqian a few times when I was a child, and most of my impressions of him stayed in my childhood, so I couldn't recognize him clearly for a while.Looking down, Xue Luoqian saw Xue Luoqian holding a miscellaneous sword made of unknown things in his left hand - just now when Bei Mingyan saw his solemn expression, he gave it to him; his right hand was holding the forearm of a strange man, and the front was still stained with a sword. The bloodstains, suddenly felt that they looked similar, confirmed: "You, what's your name?"

The monk had already recognized Xue Luoqian, and was about to join his hands together to salute, when the martial arts leader replied with a serious face: "Qian Luoxue."

Bei Mingyan swallowed.

The young man blinked twice, confirming that he had made a mistake, Xue Luoqian didn't seem to feel this way, and also, this name... Then he glanced at the strange Bei Mingyan next to him, and said coldly: "Go back if you have nothing to do. Sleep, don't get in the way here!"

The abbot watched "Qian Luoxue" and the man next to him push the door and enter the room together, his lips parted for a long while but he didn't say anything.

Maybe the leader has his own plans?

There must be, otherwise, how could leader Xue leave his house and come here?This place is only a cup of tea away from Xue Mansion.

What exactly did he think about President Xue's Bei Mingyan?

Xue Luoqian leaned against the door and nodded: "The boy of the Ji family, Ji Chaoxing."

is a hassle.

He is five years younger than Xue Luoqian, and this year he is weaker. When he was a child, he would compete with Xue Luoqian when he came back. Xue Luoqian was busy practicing martial arts, so how could he have the time to play with little kids?

He went to find Xue Luobei, but after a while Xue Luobei complained with two snots, saying that Ji Chaoxing beat him unilaterally.

At that time Xue Luobei blamed him for a long time: "If you beat him earlier, I won't have to suffer so much!"

Xue Luoqian replied, "Say one more word and I'll beat you up."

I heard that when Ye Xiaoyun was besieged on the border of the Central Plains, he became famous as a young man, thanks to being a child of the Ji family, he was personally passed down by his mother Ji Heng.There were faint rumors in the rivers and lakes that if it wasn't for his young age, the Ji family would not allow him to show off and participate in the martial arts conference. Anyway, he was not allowed to do this or that. He might be Xue Luoqian's most threatening opponent besides Ye Xiaoyun.

Seeing that he would rather be called Luoxue than recognize Ji Chaoxing, he knew how annoying this brat was back then, and Bei Mingyan didn't care about it: "How could a living person disappear out of thin air?"

"There is something strange, it won't be too late to go after he has seen it with Master Linqi."

The two people outside the door had already walked into the next room, there was a faint conversation sound coming through, and they were investigating carefully.

Seeing that Bei Mingyan was restless, Xue Luoqian comforted him, "There won't be any danger for the time being."

Knowing that he is concerned about himself, but when he thinks that those girls might be made into bone flutes, like this one in his arms, he becomes extremely irritable.

Not long after, there was no sound from the next door, the door was unlocked, there was still a faint candle burning in the room, and there were large areas of darkness. Xue Luoqian blocked him and went in. The surroundings were quiet, the beds were scattered, and a quilt was covered by someone. Throw it into a corner, and there is a big hole in the ground next to it.

Looking straight down, this hole leads from the third floor to the first floor, and the moonlight shines in from the windows on each floor, which can barely be seen. The first floor looks like a hole has been dug by someone, and the ground is like a wild beast. The big mouth, waiting for the entrance of the prey.

Bei Mingyan was also surprised by the three-story hole, and suddenly stretched out a hand beside him: "Come." The candlelight couldn't illuminate the darkness in the corner, but he could see Xue Luoqian's bright eyes, which were in his mind. Push away all the surprise, worry and weird feeling tonight, and take the lead: "...what's wrong?"

Could it be that he wants to...

"Take you down."

It really is!

Perhaps the Xue family's style of doing things is so direct.

Bei Mingyan stretched out his hand, and as soon as he touched Xue Luoqian's hand, the other party retracted again, making him very embarrassed.

Xue Luoqian paused: "Look below."

It's very high, it looks very high from the third floor. It's not just the height of the three-story building. The key is that the ground is so deep that it can't see the bottom. The more you look at it, the more you feel that the black hole is getting bigger and bigger, so big that it will swallow the whole room. The inn is average.

Bei Mingyan couldn't help being moved: "They specially asked for upper and lower rooms, so that it is convenient to pass through?"

Xue Luoqian said "I don't know yet", and in the next second, Bei Mingyan felt his waist tighten, and then the wind "swish" in his ears, and his eyes suddenly blurred, and in the blink of an eye, he was already In the room on the first floor.

He was still in a daze, and Xue Luoqian seemed to have a cheerful voice: "But it's really high, I'm afraid I'll fall you."

He wanted to say that in this case, why not take the stairs...

Seeing him still in a daze, Xue Luoqian asked, "Are you okay?"

"...Okay, okay, okay..."

Okay, you ghost! I was scared just now, okay?Can't you just say a word and fly again!

When Xue Luoqian unexpectedly hugged him and flew down, out of instinct, Bei Mingyan subconsciously grabbed Xue Luoqian's clothes, leaned very tightly, and quickly let go after reacting. The piece of cloth has been wrinkled by him.

Just now, when he hugged his waist and the two of them were close together, they looked like sperm, lingering, and already flustered: "I'm sorry..." He looked up again and saw Xue Luoqian's eyes full of smiles, his heart ached. Just missed a beat.

That feeling is like a hand grabbing the heart, but it is squeezed with a certain degree of relaxation, breathing sometimes and sometimes, neither hurting nor letting go.

It is said that Xue Luoqian's biological mother was a citizen of the Land of Biluo, and all the men and women there were naturally beautiful, such as Xiao Yan, who had the best appearance, but it was only because he was unhappy all day long on his face that it made people feel uneasy. Stay away.

Xue Luoqian's appearance is more like his mother's, and his temperament is like his father's. Of course, he is a serious father.In the past, when he hadn't shown his talent in martial arts, the most criticized was his status as an illegitimate child, while the most talked about was his rare good looks.

It looks good, but it doesn't look like the leader of the martial arts.Bei Mingyan thought about this question blankly, as if his appearance had nothing to do with martial arts, but why did he always feel that, no matter when he was a child or now, Xue Luoqian didn't feel like the leader of the martial arts to him?After thinking about it, I still can't get rid of the barrier of appearance. Maybe it's because he is so good-looking that the first thing people pay attention to when they see him is not martial arts?

He started to think wildly, could it be that he was nervous?Why are you always nervous for no reason in front of Xue Luoqian?Another set of ways of dealing with people that I had prepared before going down the mountain was always defeated in front of Xue Luoqian...

not……

Before the thoughts in his head were formed, there was a cold touch on his forehead. Xue Luoqian touched his forehead and said, "What's wrong?"

"It's okay. Have Young Master Ji and that master gone down?" It's not the time to think about it for now.

Xue Luoqian looked towards the underground cave, and with Ji Chaoxing's temperament, it is likely that he would go down alone, and Master Linqi has a worrying temperament, so he might follow.He stretched out his hand to Bei Mingyan and said, "Let's go."

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Ji Chao (zhao) star, the younger brother of Ji Huo, the cousin of the empress of the current dynasty, and the relative of the emperor.